Mama’s Place
Popular Mexican restaurant expands in the Whiteaker
Mayra Medina is from the Michoacán state of Mexico. Her father died when she was six, and to make ends meet, Medina’s mother took jobs … Continue reading
Year: 2018
ICE Agreement with Springfield Melts Away
City Council cancels contract to house detainees in municipal jail
Cheering and clapping exploded inside Springfield’s City Hall the evening of Monday, June 25. It was applause because, after more than 90 minutes of emotional … Continue reading
World Cup Update
Sleepless in Saransk
The capital city of the Republic of Mordovia (from where all Finno-Ugric peoples originate, purportedly), Saransk, is the smallest city to host World Cup matches … Continue reading
Watch Now
Sen. Jeff Merkley and Senate Democratic Caucus hold a hearing on the 'Trump administration’s cruel treatment of children coming across the Southern border'
According to a press release from Oregon’s Sen. Jeff Merkley, the congressman who drew attention to the plight of immigrant children separated from their parents … Continue reading
Jasun ‘Plaedo’ Wellman
“I had a rough childhood,” says Jasun Wellman, who grew up in Estacada, Oregon, until age 7, when his father died. Wellman then wandered through … Continue reading
UO Law School Osprey Chicks Win Supremely Courtly Names
The public has spoken: The osprey chicks that hatched on top of the UO Knight Law Center earlier this month have been named. By popular … Continue reading
Slow News Conference Coming to the UO
Talk by former RG publisher open to the public
Slow news is coming to the University of Oregon June 24-26. Inspired by slow food, slow news or slow journalism takes “time to do things … Continue reading
But of Course
Recently, in looking up how to spell trumpeter, as in the swan, I discovered the word trumpery: noun, meaning “attractive articles of little or no … Continue reading
Following a Passion
Happening Eugene kid comes home to give UO commencement address
Back in 1982 Miguel McKelvey’s mother, Lucia McKelvey, and a group of friends founded What’s Happening, the newspaper that would go on to become Eugene … Continue reading
Invisible Evidence
The complexities of a non-physical disability housing discrimination claim
Although protections like the Fair Housing Act can secure for tenants the right to a happy living situation, those protections are often not enough to … Continue reading